MQTT sensor naming (long friendly name)

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Moin,
I have created some MQTT-sensors in yaml from a device and they pop-up just nicely.
MQTT page:

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However if I use the add to dashboard button they show up as

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Code creating the first sensor in the screenshots:

      # Absolute Barometric Pressure
      - name: "Absolute Pressure"
        unique_id: "ecopws_gw_absolute_pressure"
        state_topic: "ecowitt/devices"
        unit_of_measurement: "hPa"
        suggested_display_precision: 0
        device_class: "pressure"
        state_class: "measurement"
        value_template: >-
          {% set ns = namespace(data={}) %}
          {% for item in value | string | regex_findall('([^&=]+)=([^&]*)') %}
            {% set ns.data = ns.data | combine({item[0]: item[1]}) %}
          {% endfor %}
          {{ (ns.data.baromabsin | default(0.0) | float * 33.86389) | round(2) }}
        device:
          identifiers: "gw2000_gateway"

Much longer friendly names which is annoying due to the space required.
How can I have the shorter friendly name as shown on the MQTT device page?

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You can edit each entity in the dashboard card and provide the name you want. This requires taking control of your dashboard if you have not already.

Yes indeed it is. However the developers have chosen to append the device name to every entity name and are not listening to feedback that this is neither wanted nor needed. :man_shrugging:

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Mmm, that’s a shame indeed.
Thanks for your clarification.

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You should see what’s in the beta :wink:

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That still has to be done for every individual entity.

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Mmm, you refer to ‘Naming entities on your dashboard’ which indeed makes it easier to show the "correct " naming for me. Indeed as tom_I mentions it’s to be done for each entry. It would be good if this could be set a device-level for entries below it. For my use case it would save renaming like 60+ sensors.

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I wrote up this topic as a Feature request in MQTT: shorter friendly_name · home-assistant · Discussion #2524 · GitHub.